L'histoire du Magic Palace Hôtel #[nn]

Fred's distinctive linework conjures an immediately intriguing scene: a robed, bearded figure — bag in hand — pauses at the entrance to a long, eerily lit hotel corridor bearing the sign "Magic Palace Hotel." Published by Dargaud in 2009, this volume showcases Fred's signature blend of the surreal and the quietly uncanny, wrapping an offbeat premise in bold, psychedelic color contrasts of yellow, violet, and deep red. If you're drawn to European comics that find strangeness lurking in the most ordinary of settings, this one has atmosphere to spare.